Gustavo da Silva Motta

O jogo de empresas no processo de aprendizagem em administração: o discurso coletivo de alunos

This paper aims to analyze the perception students have about the meaning of business games in the management learning process. Business games are as useful in the academic environment as they are in the commercial environment, as they offer simulated experience of business situations and associated decision-making. Research that proves the validity of such games as an educational practice able to add knowledge to management training and contribute a meaningful learning experience is still incipient. Thus, this research was undertaken with 72 students from undergraduate and specialization courses in Management and related areas who have taken part in business games. The collected data was analyzed, qualitatively and quantitatively, using the Collective Subject Speech (CSS) method, developed by Lefevre and Lefevre (2003, 2005). What emerged is that the meaning of the business games for the students is related to its contributions to the management learning process. Some factors were identified as the main contributions: (a) the aid in developing decision-making skills, an integral characteristic of management roles; (b) the simulated experience of business activities; (c) the development of interpersonal abilities for teamwork; and (d) the application of knowledge acquired during Management courses.

Jogos de empresas como componente curricular: análise de sua aplicação por meio de planos de ensino

This paper aims to analyze the relevance of Business Games as a subject on the curriculum of under-graduate business schools in Brazil. The literature review demonstrates that the application of business games has potential to train Managers, however, this research identifies some misunderstandings in the application of such games on courses. The teaching plans of Business Games courses (with some name variations) from 25 Brazilian Higher Education Institutions were analyzed by documentary research. The concep of Business Games subjects uses two approaches: the first deals with games as a teach-learning tool; the second deals with the integration of the diverse content of the specific subject of management. The analysis shows a distortion in the institutional interpretation of games as a tool for management training. There is a mistake in the concept of a subject that has no identity, and about the absence of game application in the development of the subject. This article demonstrates the need for greater institutional support in the acquisition/development of didactic resources and the preparedness of teachers to apply business games.

A utilização de jogos e simulações de empresas nos cursos de graduação em administração no estado da Bahia

This paper presents an overview about the use of business simulation and games inundergraduate business programs in Bahia State, Brazil. The increasing interest about thistechnique can be originated, among others facts, on the many benefits that the specializedliterature shows for its users. In this article a theoretical review on this literature is developedsearching its central concepts, its origins and its use in Brazil and in the world. Someempirical data are presented from a survey with 47 under-graduation coordinators anddirectors from Bahian Institutions about their experience with business simulation and gamesby their lectures and professors. A quantitative approach using descriptive statistics(frequency, means and standard deviation) showed that 44.7% of the Bahian Institutions applythis kind of techniques. It shows also that business simulation practices are expected to growin next five years, for 63, 8 % due to high satisfaction indications on its application. Finally,two aspects appeared as very important ones to a higher level of business simulation andgames application in Management courses in Bahia: the acquisition cost and the availabilityof electronic simulations.

Scientific Knowledge Networks in Peripheral Regions and Local Innovation Systems: The Case of Chemistry in the State of Bahia

Scientific production and technological innovation growth in Brazil are not homogeneous in its different regions despite its public policies. The same phenomenon can be observed within the states of the Brazilian Federation. This article examines the diffusion of scientific expertise in six public institutions of science and technology in the state of Bahia between 2004 and 2008. The state is the largest in the north-east of Brazil, an area marked by a semi-arid climate and a low human development index; however, it has a large chemical and petrochemical complex. This article, focusing on the scientific field of chemistry, is based on foundations of innovation and knowledge management, as well as social network analysis, aiming to examine relations between scientific production and institutional, structural and relational characteristics of inter- and intra-institutional scientific knowledge networks. The results show that public policies on science, technology and innovation regarding the peripheral regions need to be rethought.

Patento-scientometric indicators for the selection of projects by investment funds

Purpose – This paper aims to assess a method that applies scientometric and patentometric indicators in the selection process of projects by seed capital funds. There is increasing interest in technology-based enterprises, for their capacity to contribute to economic and social development. Nevertheless, in practice, there is some difficulty in assessing non-financial criteria associated with technology for the purposes of choosing investment opportunities. Design/methodology/approach – The literature has presented various methods to instrumentalize the process of evaluation and selection of investment projects. This study focuses on an enterprise that received an investment by the largest seed capital fund in Brazil, to assess to what extent scientific and technological indicators can contribute to understanding the market potential of the firm’s technology. Findings – The results show that the use of scientometric and patentometric indicators favors the process of judging non-financial criteria, in part...